THE LARCHES TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1049243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LARCHES COMMUNITY, THE LARCHES TRUST OR THE LARCHES

To provide a stimulating Day Opportunities Programme, including education, training and work opportunities in preparation for employment. To develop a vibrant and recreation programme. To provide Supported Living where everyone feels they belong.

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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£74k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,816 for the year, with total income falling significantly from £126,569 in the prior year to £60,219. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £165,800, which the trustees consider optimal to be equivalent to three months of operating income to ensure stability. The trustees are actively exploring the disposal of the current premises to release equity and strengthen the financial position amidst challenges in growing learner numbers and staff recruitment.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of its operating income (held: £166k)
“the trustees consider that the optimal level of reserves for the charity to hold to ensure that it can continue to provide a stable and quality service to its stakeholders is equivalent to three months of its operating income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 13
“The charity’s Chief Executive, Linda Edwards’s loan of £79,000 to the charity. £5,000 was repaid in the 2022 financial year. The loan balance £73,800 was outstanding at 30 September 2025.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £325k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£35k£74k
30/09/2024£127k£121k
30/09/2023£51k£77k
30/09/2022£48k£61k
30/09/2021£69k£68k

Common questions

Is THE LARCHES TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,816 for the year, with total income falling significantly from £126,569 in the prior year to £60,219. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £165,800, which the trustees consider optimal to be equivalent to three months of operating income to ensure stability. The trustees are actively exploring the disposal of the current premises to release equity and strengthen the financial position amidst challenges in growing learner numbers and staff recruitment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE LARCHES TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LARCHES TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2025£4kcontribution towards the Learning for Life programme
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2023£3kcontribution towards the Learning for Life programme
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2022£584contribution towards the Learning For Life programme

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2022£10kLearning for Life - Back to building
The National Lottery Community Fund10/09/2021£10kLearning for Life
The National Lottery Community Fund08/08/2019£10kLaughter Club
London Borough of Barnet07/12/2017£3kGrant to The Larches Trust
London Borough of Barnet16/08/2017£3kGrant to The Larches Community
London Borough of Barnet27/04/2017£3kGrant to The Larches Community
The National Lottery Community Fund24/08/2016£10kGo Green Go!
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2015£10kCommunity Cohesion Mosaic Peace Tree Project
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2012£10kDress to Impress
The National Lottery Community Fund09/11/2010£40kThe Emotional Literacy Development Programme - 'Safe Space'
Sport England16/09/2010£6kYogatastic
The National Lottery Community Fund19/06/2009£10kFrom the Inside Looking Out
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2006£5kEducation & Opportunities Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2004£5kArts In Action